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Tadao Ando is a well-known Japanese (1) whose style is marked by a clean minimal (2). His work can often be recognised by a sense of (3) and focuses on inner feeling rather than outward appearance. Having been exposed to the religious culture of Buddhism in Japan, Ando became (4) of relating architecture to spirituality and nature. In order to (5) the idea of simplicity, Ando's architecture is mostly constructed with concrete and just (6) other materials such as glass and steel.

A remarkable fact about Ando is that he is a (7) architect. He was first inspired by the work of architect Frank Lloyd Wright when he (8) the Imperial Hotel on a trip to Tokyo in high school.

After high school, Ando worked for a brief (9) as a professional boxer. He eventually decided to leave his boxing (10) to pursue architecture by taking evening (11) to learn drawing and interior design. He visited buildings designed by renowned architects around the world before returning to Osaka in 1968 to establish his own design studio. (12) his self-taught educational background, Ando went on to receive the Pritzker Prize in 1995, widely recognised as architecture’s highest (13). He has won other top awards in architecture, including the Praemium Imperiale, the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.

Ando has designed (14) from homes to churches to museums. Some of his best-known works (15) the Church of Light in Osaka, the Water Temple in Awaji Island, the Hill of Buddha Temple in Sapporo, and the Punta Della Dogana Museum in Venice. No matter what kind of building he is designing, Ando uses the same approach. To him, each space is a residence that houses a heart and a spirit. His only (16) is to make that sentiment visible, which has always been his guiding philosophy.

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Tadao Ando is a well-known Japanese (1) whose style is marked by a clean minimal (2). His work can often be recognised by a sense of (3) and focuses on inner feeling rather than outward appearance. Having been exposed to the religious culture of Buddhism in Japan, Ando became (4) of relating architecture to spirituality and nature. In order to (5) the idea of simplicity, Ando's architecture is mostly constructed with concrete and just (6) other materials such as glass and steel.

A remarkable fact about Ando is that he is a (7) architect. He was first inspired by the work of architect Frank Lloyd Wright when he (8) the Imperial Hotel on a trip to Tokyo in high school.

After high school, Ando worked for a brief (9) as a professional boxer. He eventually decided to leave his boxing (10) to pursue architecture by taking evening (11) to learn drawing and interior design. He visited buildings designed by renowned architects around the world before returning to Osaka in 1968 to establish his own design studio. (12) his self-taught educational background, Ando went on to receive the Pritzker Prize in 1995, widely recognised as architecture’s highest (13). He has won other top awards in architecture, including the Praemium Imperiale, the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.

Ando has designed (14) from homes to churches to museums. Some of his best-known works (15) the Church of Light in Osaka, the Water Temple in Awaji Island, the Hill of Buddha Temple in Sapporo, and the Punta Della Dogana Museum in Venice. No matter what kind of building he is designing, Ando uses the same approach. To him, each space is a residence that houses a heart and a spirit. His only (16) is to make that sentiment visible, which has always been his guiding philosophy.

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Tadao Ando is a well-known Japanese (1) whose style is marked by a clean minimal (2). His work can often be recognised by a sense of (3) and focuses on inner feeling rather than outward appearance. Having been exposed to the religious culture of Buddhism in Japan, Ando became (4) of relating architecture to spirituality and nature. In order to (5) the idea of simplicity, Ando's architecture is mostly constructed with concrete and just (6) other materials such as glass and steel.

A remarkable fact about Ando is that he is a (7) architect. He was first inspired by the work of architect Frank Lloyd Wright when he (8) the Imperial Hotel on a trip to Tokyo in high school.

After high school, Ando worked for a brief (9) as a professional boxer. He eventually decided to leave his boxing (10) to pursue architecture by taking evening (11) to learn drawing and interior design. He visited buildings designed by renowned architects around the world before returning to Osaka in 1968 to establish his own design studio. (12) his self-taught educational background, Ando went on to receive the Pritzker Prize in 1995, widely recognised as architecture’s highest (13). He has won other top awards in architecture, including the Praemium Imperiale, the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.

Ando has designed (14) from homes to churches to museums. Some of his best-known works (15) the Church of Light in Osaka, the Water Temple in Awaji Island, the Hill of Buddha Temple in Sapporo, and the Punta Della Dogana Museum in Venice. No matter what kind of building he is designing, Ando uses the same approach. To him, each space is a residence that houses a heart and a spirit. His only (16) is to make that sentiment visible, which has always been his guiding philosophy.